Who is Li Yu?

As can be seen from the above examples, mysticism has quite a market in the Li family in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Therefore, if there is such a person in the family who is said to be the emperor, can Hongji take his time, not be upset, and not be regarded as a potential opponent threatening his throne? Therefore, in Li Yu's boyhood, his brother Hongji gave him shadow education, which was just the opposite of his father Li Jing. Excavate gave him a clear sky; Hongji is a dark cloud, which casts an ominous shadow on Li Yu's mind.

According to Hiroyuki's character, some actions should have been taken against Li Yu at that time, but there is no record in the history books, so we can only guess. However, the reaction to Li Yu in history books is clearly remembered:

Wen Jun hated it with strange words, avoided Jia's disaster, and only thought about classics. ("Lu You Nan Tang Shu" Volume III)

The literary prince is posthumous title after Hongji and the name of Li Yu before he ascended the throne. Avoiding disaster shows that Li Yu, who is smart and sensitive, felt the special eyes cast by his brother early, and his coping style was very similar to Shun's, that is, giving in and escaping. Where to retreat? And Qin Si were reincarnated, is single-minded, is plunged into the pile of old paper, fall in love with books, into the siege of books, into his literary world. He isolated himself from reality with books and lived a hermit's life in the palace, the center of Vanity Fair.

This kind of hermit life in the palace is very suitable for Li Yu, although there are reasons to avoid disaster. Li Yu was influenced by his father Li Jing's love for literature and art since childhood, and he has a high talent in this respect. Therefore, the world of literature and art is not only a refuge for him, but also a vast spiritual home, where he not only finds a sense of security, but also truly feels unprecedented freedom and happiness. He gave himself many nicknames, such as Zhong Yin, Zhongshan Hermit, Lianfeng Lay Man, Zhongfeng Hermit, and Zhongfeng Bailian Lay Man, to announce his determination to be a hermit to the world.

He sang loudly about the life of a hermit:

The waves are full of snow and the peaches and plums are silent. A pot of wine, a pole, how many people are there in the world?

A spring breeze, a boat, a cocoon and a light hook. Flowers are full of Zhu, wine is full of Europe, and you are comfortable in the waves.

The word "fisherman" was engraved on someone else's "Fishing in the Spring River". The main idea of the first song is: the waves seem to welcome me intentionally and roll up thousands of snows; Peach blossom and plum blossom stand in a line silently, which makes me feel the breath of spring. With a pot of wine in hand and a fishing rod beside me, how many people in this world are as happy as me? The second song said that I was swinging a boat in the spring breeze, accompanied by a silk and a fishhook. Look at the flowers all over the river, holding Waou full of wine in his hand, and being free in the boundless waves.

The life of a fisherman in this word is actually the life of a hermit. Because fishermen live among green mountains and green waters all the year round, they seem to be free. Therefore, in the eyes of the ancients, they are action art, handsome and romantic hermits, constantly appearing in various historical and literary works.

In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang was the first to write the theme of fisherman into the lyrics. He is versatile and proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting and music. However, he just left Hanlin and became a fisherman in the rivers and lakes, giving himself a nickname of fisherman. He once wrote five songs, The Fisherman's Song, which specifically described the happiness and freedom of the fisherman's life. The most famous is the following song:

In front of Mount Cisse, egrets fly freely, plump mandarin fish swim happily on the river, and peaches floating on the water are so bright and full. An old man in the bank, wearing a green bamboo hat raincoat and a green raincoat, braved the wind and rain and fished leisurely. He was fascinated by the beautiful spring scenery and didn't even go home in the rain.

Zhang's ci was very popular at that time, both at home and abroad. Even Japanese Emperor Kui 'e imitated it, so "fisherman's song" or "fisherman's ci" became the title of the song dedicated to hermits in later generations.

Although Li Yu has been in the palace, he has not really engaged in this kind of performance art like Zhang. He went to Jianghu to do this job, nominally a fisherman, but actually a hermit, but the freedom and happiness he felt from the art world were the same as Zhang's. So when he looks at pictures and speaks, he naturally borrows other people's glasses, pours his own bricks, and writes his own feelings through the image of a fisherman.

However, if we compare his two fisherman's poems with Zhang's, we will find that they are obviously different in expression. Zhang's word "Egrets flying in front of the Cisse Mountain" is like a meticulous watercolor painting with a background, close-ups, red, white and green, and colorful. Although the author writes about his own life, we feel that the author has actually jumped out of the painting and is standing in the distance enjoying the painting. It is an idea that he doesn't have to go home for the people in the painting. But Li Yu is just the opposite. Two of his poems were inscribed on other people's paintings. He was originally an admirer outside the painting, but between the lines, he jumped in and turned himself into a fisherman, where he patted the ship's side and sang that there were several people in the world who were free in the waves and expressed their comfort and happiness to the fullest. The pictures he presented to us, such as waves with thousands of snow and peaches and plums without words, are all sketches with thick lines, focusing on freehand brushwork rather than describing shapes.

Some people once thought that the evaluation of these two words was too superficial and not implicit enough. In fact, shallowness is one of the greatest benefits of Li Yu's ci. He often holds his whole heart in front of you in a lyrical way, so that you can have a look, so that he is moved by his unreserved sincerity and has a strong shock and resonance in his mind. For example, this shallowness is like Ling Huchong practicing sword in the legendary swordsman. The Nine Swords of Dugu is the most complicated swordsmanship in the world, but the higher realm is to defeat the enemy in the simplest and most direct way by letting nature take its course.

In this way, Li Yu, a royal teenager, enjoyed himself in the artistic world built by pen, ink and paper. Obviously, if possible, he will live happily along this road and become a lifelong royal hermit.

However, when Li Yu roamed freely in the art world, the real world changed greatly. The cloud that had been hanging over Li Yu's head suddenly disappeared: Hong Ji, his younger brother who was bent on becoming the emperor's throne, died.

How did Hongji die suddenly?

Hongji's death is related to his excessive enthusiasm for the throne of the emperor and his strong desire for power. As I said before, Hongji is aggressive and ruthless, and Li Jing is very unhappy about killing prisoners without authorization. After he became a prince, he still maintained such a tough style and liked to make his own decisions. In this way, the contradiction between him and his soft-hearted father, Li Jing, is naturally escalating. Once, Li Jing was so angry that she picked up a pole to play ball and beat him up. She also threatened: you will never ascend this throne. I will call your uncle Inoue back and let him succeed! Hongji will go crazy. You know, Jing Li's words are not just talk. When he ascended the throne, he swore before the spirit of Li Bian, the first emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, that he would pass the throne to his brother instead of his son. However, Jing Sui, his younger brother, later resolutely quit. Hong Ji made great contributions to defeating the invading army of wuyue, making Hong Ji finally a prince. Now, Hongji is only one step away from the throne, and Li Jing has brought up the past and released such a tone. Do you think the problem is serious? Therefore, Hongji was determined to get rid of this uncle who threatened his throne. Shortly after Li Jing finished these words, Hongji found out that Jing Sui had somehow killed Yuan Congfan's son, so he sent his cronies to see Yuan Congfan with poisoned wine and asked him to wait for an opportunity to poison Jing Sui. One day, Jing Sui felt thirsty after playing football, so he asked someone to deliver drinks. Yuan Congfan took the opportunity to hand over poisoned wine. Jingsui drank it and died suddenly. Before he died, his body had festered. Only thirty-nine years old.

Hong Ji's practice makes us feel that Li Yu's choice to be a hermit before to avoid his brother's suspicion and power struggle is indeed a very correct decision. However, it seems that fate must be tested by the emperor Li Yu. This crazy Hongji, after killing her own uncle, got a heart attack. It is said that he dreamed for days that Jingsui turned into a ferocious ghost to make trouble for himself, and soon he was bedridden, alas. Since then, Li Yu's fate has undergone a major turning point. He doesn't have to and can't be a court hermit. He became the eldest son of Li Jing, the natural heir to the throne, and was soon named Prince by Li Jing.

In June, 19961year, Li Jing died. Li, who lost his father's shadow, finally had to leave his beloved books and music temporarily, and his carefree art world, from a hermit in the palace to a dragon chair symbolizing the supreme power of the Southern Tang Dynasty, to the center of attention.

So, what kind of situation will Li Yu face when he accidently ascended the throne? This man who has been determined to be a hermit since he was a child,

What will happen in the position of the head of a country? Is his future a blessing or a curse?